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Decorate The Tree Motions

Submitted by Sharon Howard, Texas

Idea posted 2007-01-03

I'm doing these motions for "Decorate The Tree" from Music K-8, Vol. 17, No. 2 with my kindergarten kids:

Instrumental introduction and any other time we aren't singing - bob head from side to side on the beat
1, 2, 3 - count with fingers
Come help me - beckon with right hand, left hand, point at self (I got that from someone else on the MusicK8.com Mailing List!)
On word "shine" - we cross and uncross our arms in a rainbow motion
Ribbon that you tie - we mime a tying motion
Way up high - point way up high.

You could probably do more difficult motions with first grade.